Marine Biology Transfer Requirements: Irvine Valley College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Marine Biology (B.S.) major from Irvine Valley College — i.e. exactly which Irvine Valley College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Irvine Valley College → UCLA)
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 11
Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Irvine Valley College: MS 20
Biochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, and Metabolism
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life and Health Sciences
Take at Irvine Valley College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 10 or PSYC 10H
Statistics of Biological Systems
No Irvine Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Laboratory and Scientific Methodology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 16 or BIO 81 or BIO 81H or BIOT 70L
Physiology and Human Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 81H or BIO 80 or BIO 81
Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80H or BIO 81 or BIO 80 or BIO 81H
Cell and Molecular Biology
Take at Irvine Valley College: BIO 80 or BIO 81H or BIO 80H or BIO 81 or BIO 16 or BIO 1 or BIO 1H
Calculus of Several Variables
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 4A or MATH 4AH
Integration and Infinite Series
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3B or MATH 3BH
Differential and Integral Calculus
Take at Irvine Valley College: MATH 3A or MATH 3AH
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.